Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
OK, A fairly rough statement to make but the newest version of OpenSuse, and I believe its previous versions, did not have a TRUE network installation option.
WITHOUT any additional software management i.e. to create a Live USB or DVD, and also not having a master host server to retrieve from, how can a network install truly be done?
Download the install-system kernel and initrd, boot them over PXE. This does require a working DHCP and TFTP server setup though. I've been installing servers with this method for the last 4-5 years.
I would certainly download a file and execute it on my operating system that simply pointed me to a server from which I could then download the entire distribution.
command line argument: install=http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/13.1/repo/oss
I am putting this out into the community as there will come a time where USB drives and CD/DVD's are no longer available to be used on a laptop, as it has a network connection. How does a person with no optical drive and no USB port with a single laptop install openSuse?
A laptop with no USB port seems pretty far fetched, but if it boots via PXE, the method I've described will work. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (0.0°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - dedicated server rental in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org